Communications Office

447 N. Main Boerne, TX 78006

Contact:
Chris Shadrock
830.248.1549
cshadrock@boerne-tx.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY – JUNE 30, 2020

Kendall County, Boerne update their emergency health declaration by adding mask
requirement for large retailers

Today, June 30, 2020, Mayor Tim Handren and Kendall County Judge Darrel Lux signed an
addendum to previous emergency health declarations. It mandates that the county’s largest
retailers establish a “Health and Safety Policy,” which will require customers to wear facial
coverings where social distancing cannot be maintained.
The order directly impacts the following businesses:
• Walmart at 1381 S. Main Street in Boerne
• H-E-B Plus at 420 W. Bandera Road in Boerne
• Home Depot at 633 W Bandera Road in Boerne
• Love’s Travel Stop at 43 US-87 in Comfort
The amended order will go into effect at 12:01 am CT on July 3, 2020. The mayor and judge
have communicated with management at all the impacted retailers and they have said they
will abide by the declaration.
While Kendall County’s numbers have not increased at the same rate as other urban
communities in Texas that is not stopping local leaders from acting to prevent such an
increase.
“We are neighbors to the seventh largest city in the country, and our hearts go out to San
Antonians impacted by the alarming rise of COVID-19 cases there,” Mayor Handren said. “We
have seen the data that shows the spread, heard from the local doctors on the Medical
Advisory Board and many in our community about the simple steps we can take to keep our
neighbors safe.”
These stores are to develop policies that mandate the use of face coverings if people cannot
practice physical distancing. Both leaders are also encouraging other businesses in Kendall
County to implement the “Health and Safety Policy.”
“Many people and businesses in our community, including those listed in our updated
declaration, have done what is asked of them and we are very grateful for their cooperation,”
Handren said. “However, by their sheer size and far-reaching customer base, it has become
clear that these essential businesses in Kendall County make it easier for this virus to spread
through no fault of their own. We must act to try to prevent that from occurring.”
Both men applauded these businesses for all the work they have done since the beginning of
the COVID-19 pandemic and appreciate their continued efforts to help us keep people safe.
This order will also apply to employees and visitors at both the city and county’s public
facilities.

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